BAE Systems reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(4,197 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,197 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Sep 18, 2010

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great carrer opportunities and challenging tasks. Benefits are satisfying and good work really pays off. The career paths are clear and most employees seems to stay in the company many years which must be seen as a good grade of the company

Cons

There is a need to be more agile as a company. In general, there is a need for a competence shift to meet the new, challenging market demands.

3.0
Apr 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a job. The company caters a lot of lunches; we never go hungry. We get perks/small gifts like shirts, mugs, calendars, stress balls (they come in handy), bags, etc. The company designs and builds pretty cool vehicles. We have a test track and shop where these vehicles are built. We have high level visitors that come to visit our site and take tours. We devote a lot of time and energy into company and employee safety. We have the first LEED certified company building in San Jose. Unlike other defense contractors, cell phones and electronic devices (such as ipods) are allowed in the buildings. We can even access our personal email websites, etc. We have the Performance Share Plan so when the company does well, we get money for it.

Cons

It's defense. You never know what will happen to the funding...especially now since Obama is in office. There are a lot of contractors that work here and if you make one small error (as a contractor), you will be fired. Even as a direct, full-time employee, like myself, I am scared of losing my job over some stupid, silly, minor reason. Like if I come in to work at 8:15 instead of 8:00 am. I am salaried, not hourly, with no set time schedule, and I still feel like I am going to be punished for little things like that. Some websites are blocked due to bandwidth issues, that is a downside.

4.0
Feb 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people Good hours - so mostly possible to have good work/life balance compared to other consultancies. Good variety of work good employee morale Treated well by senior employees Being taken over by BAE systems might enable better global prospects in future

Cons

Will growth continue What will promotion prospects be like Are staff from outside companies coming in promoted to higher levels more quickly than staff from within?

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